Links

National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH): Founded in 1864, this is the oldest association of practising herbalists in the western world. This is the site to visit if you want to find your nearest professional medical herbalist or are interested in training to become a herbalist.

American Botanical Council (ABC): dedicated to promoting the safe and effective use of medicinal plants through education and scientific research.

European Herbal Practitioners Association: Representing professional herbalists throughout the European Union, the EHPA are working to protect the rights of practitioners and consumers of herbal medicine, setting the standards of training, practice and quality of herbal medicine.

Herb Research Foundation: A source of accurate, science-based information on the health benefits and safety of medicinal plants.

Henry Doubleday Research Association: Europe's largest organic membership organisation dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.

Barwinnock Herbs in Scotland sell a wide range of organically grown culinary, medicinal and aromatic plants. Plants may be ordered by email or post, or you can visit the nursery from April to October, 10am to 6pm.

Herbs from Wales have a large selection of dried herbs. The nursery has special open days - check the website for details.

Suffolk Herbs: The most comprehensive stockist of organic seed varieties in Europe. Order seeds, gifts and other goods online.

Dragon Herbarium in Oregon, USA have a wide range of herbal products available to buy online.

Ayurveda Naturally has a veritable cornucopia of Ayurvedic products for sale, and lots of other treats too.

John Hool, Herbalist - An established, respected family business at Ashburner Street Market in Bolton, Lancashire, Hools specialise in medicinal and culinary herbs and spices, food supplements and homoeopathic remedies. Online ordering available.

Plantlife: This charity carries out practical conservation work, influences legislation and promotes the cause of wild plant conservation. Their goal is "a world in which the riches of our wild plant inheritance are not diminished by human activity or indifference but are recognised, cherished and enhanced". They need your support.

Worldwide Fund for Nature: Known worldwide by its panda logo, WWF's mission is to protect the biological diversity that we all need to survive.

Arbor Cura: Tom Fellows runs a small tree surgery business in Brighton, East Sussex. Unfortunately, in this line of work he is asked to remove far more trees than he is ever asked to plant. Consequently, Tom recently set up TREE-CYCLE, whereby a native tree species is planted for every tree removed from a customer's garden. Take a look at his website and give him your support.

Spanish Reflections offer a unique opportunity to recharge your physical and spiritual batteries in the natural beauty of Los Cerezos on the edge of the Sierra de Cazorla National Park in Spain. Visit their website for full details of their holistic breaks.

For those of you in the Northeast USA, go Foraging With the "Wildman : Learn about edible and medicinal wild vegetables, herbs, greens, fruits, berries, nuts, seeds, and mushrooms with NYC's favorite naturalist, "Wildman" Steve Brill. Find out about his public Wild Food and Ecology tours in local parks, and the work he does with kids. Read excerpts from his books, enjoy his botanical artwork and vegetarian recipes, and find out what happened after he was arrested and handcuffed by undercover NYC park rangers for eating a dandelion in Central Park!

Flora Celtica: This is an international project coordinated by the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, documenting and promoting the knowledge and sustainable use of native plants in the Celtic countries. Research is being conducted into the traditional knowledge and contemporary uses of native flora. The database which has been generated can be accessed and contributed to online.

Native American Ethnobotany: Daniel Moerman's vast database on the use of plants by almost 300 Native American communities took 25 years to compile. It is now available to consult online. Over 4000 species of plants are represented together with their uses as food, medicine, dyes, fibres and building materials.

Unani Herbal Healing: Unani Medicine as a healing system was founded by Hakim Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in the West. Unani Healing can be traced all the way back to Hippocrates.

The Bear Co-op in Todmorden is the place to visit for fair trade and organic local produce, environmentally friendly household products, and natural remedies and supplements. If you are in the area, check out the Bear Cafe for delicious home-cooked vegetarian food.

Peter J. Hosey Photography is a UK-based website devoted to images of cultivated and wild flowers and fungi. Peter is based in Coventry and all the photos have been taken in Britain, representing the diversity of British flora.

Tummy Trouble is a non-profit public interest website focused on stomach and abdominal aches and pains; the causes, symptoms and relief.

Todd Caldecott is a clinical/medical herbalist and Ayurvedic practitioner providing clinical and education services in the Greater Vancouver area and beyond.

Herb Expert is a public interest, non-profit website focused on growing and cooking herbs